2024
Mechanisms of therapeutic change after psychedelic treatment in OCD
Maloney G, Ching T, Kichuk S, Pittenger C, Kelmendi B. Mechanisms of therapeutic change after psychedelic treatment in OCD. Psychiatry Research 2024, 336: 115907. PMID: 38615521, PMCID: PMC11190873, DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2024.115907.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsObsessive-compulsive disorderMechanisms of therapeutic changeAversive eventsImagery rescriptingPsychedelic treatmentPsychotherapeutic treatmentPsychotherapeutic frameworkSymptom reductionTherapeutic changePsychotherapyNegative emotionsPsychological mechanismsCore beliefsPilot dataNovel treatmentRescriptingEmotionsDisordersSymptomsReprocessingTreatmentBeliefsResistance to first-lineIndividualsIntervention
2023
How to assess and analyse session‐specific effects and predictors: An example with the Metacognitive Training for Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder intervention
Miegel F, Rubel J, Ching T, Yassari A, Bohnsack F, Duwe M, Jelinek L. How to assess and analyse session‐specific effects and predictors: An example with the Metacognitive Training for Obsessive‐Compulsive Disorder intervention. Clinical Psychology & Psychotherapy 2023, 30: 1158-1169. PMID: 37288873, DOI: 10.1002/cpp.2876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMetacognitive trainingTherapy elementsPredictors of treatment outcomeOverestimation of threatWithin-session changesSession-specific effectsTreatment outcomesCoping expectanciesModular interventionMetacognitionSpecific effectsSessionsInterventionLinear mixed modelsOCDPredictorsImprove researchInpatientsAnalysis of constructionAssessmentMixed modelsParticipantsTrainingScoresBeliefs
2018
Responsibility/Threat Overestimation Moderates the Relationship Between Contamination-Based Disgust and Obsessive–Compulsive Concerns About Sexual Orientation
Ching THW, Williams MT, Siev J, Olatunji BO. Responsibility/Threat Overestimation Moderates the Relationship Between Contamination-Based Disgust and Obsessive–Compulsive Concerns About Sexual Orientation. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2018, 47: 1109-1117. PMID: 29476409, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-018-1165-z.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
Cognitive Dissonance About Thought–Action Fusion Beliefs Improves and Maintains the Effects of Thought–Action Fusion-Specific Psychoeducation
Ching THW, Tang CS. Cognitive Dissonance About Thought–Action Fusion Beliefs Improves and Maintains the Effects of Thought–Action Fusion-Specific Psychoeducation. Journal Of Cognitive Psychotherapy 2016, 30: 235-252. PMID: 32755927, DOI: 10.1891/0889-8391.30.4.235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTAF beliefsCognitive dissonanceFusion beliefsInitial sessionThought-action fusionSelf-report measuresEffect of psychoeducationSingaporean undergraduatesPsychoeducationUnselected sampleTherapeutic changeRelevant psychopathologyDissonanceIntervention proceduresBeliefsComputer trialsControl groupSessionsTherapy proceduresIntervention groupInterventionPsychopathologyElectroencephalographyUndergraduatesGreater reduction